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Entries from February 2004

Frederick Booker Noe Jr., retired bourbon distiller, dies

February 26th, 2004 · No Comments

On Tuesday, Booker Noe died… He made the world a better place. I always thought that it would have been great take the dog to meet his namesake. Frederick Booker Noe Jr., retired bourbon distiller, dies…

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Tags: Life

By the Numbers: For Small Accounting Firms, Scandals Have an Upside

February 25th, 2004 · No Comments

Good article on Lordi Consulting’s recent success… Frank was previously CFO at WebLinc. By the Numbers: For Small Accounting Firms, Scandals Have an Upside…

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Tags: Work

CD MAP Settlement

February 21st, 2004 · No Comments

As covered just about everywhere else, I got my price fixing check today. A whopping $13.86. Did you get yours? How about donating it to the EFF? Previous entries: Up to $20 back from the Music Industry CD Settlement…

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Tags: Life

QPSMTP Update

February 19th, 2004 · No Comments

An update to the previous story… After two weeks, we’re still running QPSMTP and during the day we’re letting through an average of 10% of mail addressed to our domains. At night, it drops down to 4-5%. It is unbelievably…

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Tags: Web/Tech

TiVo Remote

February 18th, 2004 · No Comments

Interesting article on the design of the TiVo remote… The latest generation isn’t nearly as good. I still have trouble with the TV power button. Now Preening on the Coffee Table: The TiVo Remote Control via Techdirt…

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Tags: Television

ATM Scam Alert

February 18th, 2004 · No Comments

Pretty interesting ATM modification… It would be pretty easy to miss. UTPD: ATM SCAM ALERT via IP…

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Tags: Current Affairs

De La Hoya vs. Hopkins?!

February 18th, 2004 · No Comments

Finally, some good boxing news… Hopkins vs. De La Hoya, if it happens, will be great. You’ve got to give them both credit. De La Hoya is an absolute underdog, coming off a second loss to Mosley, and Hopkins is…

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Tags: Sport

US-PA-Philadelphia-Technical Lead/Senior Programmer for Large Scale Web Projects

February 17th, 2004 · No Comments

WebLinc’s hiring… Looking for a tech lead. US-PA-Philadelphia-Technical Lead/Senior Programmer for Large Scale Web Projects…

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Tags: Work

Lewis set to quit at the ‘top’

February 5th, 2004 · No Comments

Lennox Lewis is expected to announce his retirement in a press conference tomorrow. His ex-manager says that he thought that he should have retired after the last Holyfield fight, or at least after Tyson. Not fighting the much wanted rematch…

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Tags: Sport

Qpsmtp

February 4th, 2004 · No Comments

We use Qmail pretty heavily for both internal and external mail projects. About a year ago, in an attempt to stem the flow of SPAM, we installed Qmail-Scanner. It’s an add-on to Qmail that scans incoming mail for viruses and…

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Tags: Code